Sprint Ability

[Neptune]

Oh, also Neptune, the whole Sonic/Super Saiyan blue flashes and bullets BS you're spewing just further goes to shown that you need to try it out in game before judging. In fact how much attention did you pay to the videos.

1. There is no aura or anything when the buff is active, only a brief, subtle animation when you first activate it.
2. The increase to movement speed is not very large. Its enough to notice you're moving faster, but not enough to call anyone shooting around like bullets or Sonic.

Hyperbole has its uses. You're doing it wrong.

Dude what are you talking about. You think that is news to me? The supersaiyan comments still stand. In a heavily populated area you are not going to be able to win a bet that pointing your screen in one direction you won't see blue flashes and darting individuals going this way and that.

I dislike the sense I get from that experience. When you see someone Sprint, it tells you they are determined to complete a task so much that they are rushing to get there. You're supposed to be in this online world that's social, and Sprint just reminds you that everyone is paying attention only to their inner world. It kind of leaves you with this disconnect from the social experience. If everyone is just walking around it's easier to to check them out and have more of that MMO experience.

[alexhatesmil]

I dislike the sense I get from that experience. When you see someone Sprint, it tells you they are determined to complete a task so much that they are rushing to get there. You're supposed to be in this online world that's social, and Sprint just reminds you that everyone is paying attention only to their inner world. It kind of leaves you with this disconnect from the social experience. If everyone is just walking around it's easier to to check them out and have more of that MMO experience.

Just curious. Do you toggle walk a hundred percent of the time when you play an MMO? If not, how can you possibly complain about people running around everywhere?

For that matter, did you have an issue with Fists of Wind or Swiftsong? I'm sure anyone in Alpha will tell you that Sprint gives a speed boost comparable to those two skills. So I hardly think you'll see people darting around at Sonic the Hedgehog speeds.

Also, Sprint is situationally useful. As even you yourself pointed out, it can be used in the same capacity as a Flee ability.

Could you tell me again exactly why you have a problem with it? The reasons in your original post seem frivolous, and you haven't expounded upon them in any meaningful way throughout the course of this thread.

[Neptune]

Just curious. Do you toggle walk a hundred percent of the time when you play an MMO? If not, how can you possibly complain about people running around everywhere?

For that matter, did you have an issue with Fists of Wind or Swiftsong? I'm sure anyone in Alpha will tell you that Sprint gives a speed boost comparable to those two skills. So I hardly think you'll see people darting around at Sonic the Hedgehog speeds.

Also, Sprint is situationally useful. As even you yourself pointed out, it can be used in the same capacity as a Flee ability.

Could you tell me again exactly why you have a problem with it? The reasons in your original post seem frivolous, and you haven't expounded upon them in any meaningful way throughout the course of this thread.

Well they're not frivolous. Thank you, come again.

[alexhatesmil]

Well they're not frivolous. Thank you, come again.

In counter to your remarkably astute and well-reasoned response, I offer this riposte: I say otherwise. Do I really need to rebut your frivolities point by point? Because I can.

Also, is there a reason you ignored the questions I asked you?